Can adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder be a consequence of COVID-19? Case series of 12 patients

Claudio Ascani; Daniele Passaretti; Marco Scacchi; Gianluca Bullitta; Mauro De Cupis; Monia Pasqualetto; Jacopo Ascani

doi:10.1016/j.jse.2021.04.024

Can adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder be a consequence of COVID-19? Case series of 12 patients

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Jul;30(7):e409-e413. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.04.024. Epub 2021 May 5.

Authors

Claudio Ascani¹, Daniele Passaretti², Marco Scacchi¹, Gianluca Bullitta¹, Mauro De Cupis¹, Monia Pasqualetto³, Jacopo Ascani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Shoulder and Elbow Unit and Advanced Prosthetic Surgery Unit, C.T.O. Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Shoulder and Elbow Unit and Advanced Prosthetic Surgery Unit, C.T.O. Hospital, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: passaretti.md@gmail.com.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Shoulder adhesive capsulitis; frozen shoulder; musculoskeletal manifestations of COVID-19; shoulder inflammation; synovial fibrosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bursitis* / etiology
COVID-19*
Humans
Range of Motion, Articular
SARS-CoV-2
Shoulder
Shoulder Joint* / diagnostic imaging